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The president said after the defeats that she would step down as party leader. "We must study and accept the higher expectations of the people". There was no immediate reaction from Beijing to the poll results, where state media simply noted Ms Tsai's resignation as party chairwoman "to take responsibility for the party's performance in Taiwan's local elections".

A specialist in Middle Eastern studies at Durham University in England, Hedges was arrested by UAE officials at Dubai International Airport in May. Theresa May said she was "deeply disappointed and concerned" by Mr Hedges's jailing and told MPs the United Kingdom "will continue to press this matter at the highest level with the Emiratis".

Mueller's team is examining Stone's contacts with WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. Corsi previously said he felt like he was going to be indicted. Mueller has reportedly been investigating Stone, a longtime Trump adviser who provided opposition research on Democrats. If Corsi were to cut a plea deal with Mueller and agree to cooperate with the ongoing Russian Federation investigation, he would be the 33rd individual defendant charged by Mueller's team.

Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered an inquiry into the incident, according to a statement released by his office. Footage taken at the scene showed smoke rising from the building and shots ringing out. Pakistani separatists from the southwestern Baluchistan province claimed the consulate attack. Balochistan, the country's largest but least populated province, is at the core of the massive multibillion-dollar cooperation deal known as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Korobov, who joined military intelligence in 1985, received the Hero of Russian Federation decoration for his service. SUBSCRIBE NOW and hit the bell to be the first in the know. Putin criticized a recent change in the agency's name to the Main Directorate (GU) from the GRU, or Main Intelligence Directorate. Korobov took over as GRU head in 2016 following the death of his predecessor Igor Sergun.

The tower in Italy tilts 13 feet toward the south. In recent years, it's moved 1.5 inches toward the vertical. The tower was closed for 11 years since then. While it still may not stand perfectly erect, perhaps one day the Leaning Tower of Pisa will have to be renamed simply the "Tower of Pisa". The operation forced the closure of the Tower to visitors for almost a decade.

In another incident, at least twelve people were killed and several others injured after a private bus carrying 30 passengers from Talcher's Balanda to Bhubaneswar fell from Mahanadi bridge near Jagatpur in Cuttack district on November 21. "I extend my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased & pray for the speedy recovery of the injured", Congress president Rahul Gandhi wrote.

Fishermen saw the tribe burying his body on the beach the following day, a fellow missionary wrote in an email to his mother, the Washington Post reported. The Indian government has recognized these vulnerabilities and protected these tribes from any externalities. Indian authorities make periodic checks on the tribe from boats anchored at a safe distance from shore.

She initially told officers that she had kicked her lover out of their home but later confessed, describing the killing as a moment of "insanity", according to The National . The woman would be referred to Al Ain court on charges of premeditated murder. During questioning, the woman's friend said she did not witness the crime, but said she did notice blood stains in the woman's home.

Dust blew in from the western plains of New South Wales. Strong winds from a low pressure system has whipped up masses of dirt across the drought-stricken state, which is steadily heading to the coast. "If possible, stay in airconditioned premises where filtration systems can help to reduce dust particles in the air", Broome said. 10 News First weather presenter Josh Holt said dust storms occur after a combination of sustained wind and dry weather.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Comey and Lynch of covering for Hillary Clinton in an investigation into her use of a private server for emails while she was secretary of state. Late yesterday, former FBI Director James Comey was served with a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee to testify on December 3, 2018, in a closed door interview concerning 'decisions made and not made by the FBI and DOJ concerning the 2016 election'.

Grammicioni called this case "one of the most heinous cases...we have ever seen". Here is a timeline on the developments in the investigation. Paul Caneiro's Ocean Township home on 27 Tilton Drive was set ablaze early Tuesday morning before Keith Caneiro's home was set on fire after noon Tuesday.

Reuters reported on Monday that the White House was likely to give troops authority to protect Customs and Border Protection agents stationed along the US border with Mexico if they come under threat from migrants seeking to cross into the United States.

Dallas fire officials told FOX 4 that six residents, including the infant, had to jump from the third floor to escape the fire and that other residents grabbed mattresses from a downstairs apartment to cushion their fall. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says several residents and bystanders, assisted by police officers, went door-to-door to alert others to the fire on Wednesday morning.

He said his policy was "very simple - America first, keep America great again - and that's what I'm doing". The Crown Prince's Arab tour was in response to the invitations from the Arab leaders and in line with the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, according to a statement of the Royal Court, carried by the Saudi Press Agency.

The House Democrats' other current top leaders are No. 2 Steny Hoyer and No. 3 James Clyburn, both also in their late 70s. With a handful of House races still uncalled, Democrats now have 232 seats in the House, a 15-seat majority. Those numbers suggest Pelosi opponents soon may have enough votes to deny Pelosi a winning majority in a vote on the House floor. Fudge announced last week she was "strongly considering" the House leadership position.

Chau, who kayaked to the remote island populated by a tribe known for shooting at outsiders with bows and arrows, has been killed , police said Wednesday, Nov. The British colonised the rest of the Andaman islands in the mid-19th century but left the Sentinelese to themselves until an expedition led by Maurice Vidal Portman in 1880 landed and took away a family with the adults dying nearly immediately and the children were returned with gifts.

One 18-year-old male was shot during the argument. Rector said a 12-year-old girl also struck by gunfire was hospitalized. Captain Gregg Rector said at a news conference that a Hoover officer "did engage that individual, shot him and he is dead on the scene".

The Indian government says it will ask Pakistan government to build a similar corridor stretch on its land up to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur. He said the bid for opening of Kartarpura border-corridor between Pakistan and India had made swift progress and good news in this regard was in the offing.

Determined not to allow any redrafting of either of the two texts and risk derailing the fragile process, European Union states have instead proposed to address Spain's concerns in a separate statement by the 27 leaders on Sunday that would not be part of negotiations with Britain.